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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9319 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study, and publish guidance on, calculating and reporting scope 

3 emissions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 6, 2024 

Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. 

MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency to conduct a study, and publish guidance on, 

calculating and reporting scope 3 emissions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standardized Calcula5 tion of Operational Polluting Emissions Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘SCOPE Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. STUDY AND GUIDANCE ON SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 


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1 the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a 

2 study, and publish guidance, on calculating and reporting, 

3 for direct emitters, scope 3 emissions above thresholds the 

4 Administrator determines appropriate. 

5 (b) INCLUSIONS.—The guidance published under 

6 subsection (a) shall include— 

7 (1) thresholds of scope 3 emissions above which 

8 reporting to the Environmental Protection Agency is 

9 recommended; 

10 (2) calculation methodologies for scope 3 emis11 sions based on source categories; 

12 (3) recommendations on frequency of moni13 toring scope 3 emissions; 

14 (4) quality assurance and control guidance for 

15 scope 3 emissions data; 

16 (5) methodologies for estimating missing scope 

17 3 emissions data; and 

18 (6) guidance for record keeping for scope 3 

19 emissions data and reporting of such data. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) DIRECT EMITTER.—The term ‘‘direct emit22 ter’’ means— 

23 (A) a facility— 

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1 part JJ of part 98 of title 40, Code of 

2 Federal Regulations (or successor regula3 tions); and 

4 (ii) with respect to which the green5 house gas reporting requirements and re6 lated monitoring, recordkeeping, and re7 porting requirements of such part 98, 

8 apply; or 

9 (B) any other facility the Administrator of 

10 the Environmental Protection Agency deter11 mines appropriate. 

12 (2) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 

13 gas’’ means the air pollutants (as defined in section 

14 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) 

15 carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous 

16 oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. 

17 (3) SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘scope 3 

18 emissions’’ means indirect greenhouse gas emissions 

19 resulting from upstream and downstream value 

20 chain activities, as determined by the Administrator 

21 of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

22 (d) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—Nothing in this sec23 tion may be construed to affect the authority of the Presi24 dent, any Federal agency, or any State under existing law. 

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